Mausoleum.



Patented Dec. 12,191(

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P. CANTWELL.

MAUSOLEUM.

APPLlcATloN FILED JAN.19.1916,

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APPLICATION FILED IAN. I9. I9I5.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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WILLIAM P. CANTWELL, OF LIMA, OHIVO.

` MAUSOLEUM.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916..

Application led January 19, 1916. Serial No. 72,978. 7

To all whom it may concern lle it known that l, VILLIAM P. CANT- wnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Mausoleums, of which the following is a specification.

illy invention relates to in'iprovements in mausoleums wherein crypts or catacombs are preferably 'arranged in tiers or rows,

so that access may be had to theln by a corridor or passage.

. An important object of the invention is to improve in general the construction of mausoleums of the above mentioned vcharacter, with a view of simplifying the same and rendering them highly ciicient in fulfilling their function.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and reliable means to thoroughly ventilate the walls of the building of the mausoleum.

A further object ofthe invention is to'r provide individual means for thoroughly Ventilating each crypt or catacomb and discharging gases to the atmosphere exteriorly of the mausoleum, each crypt or catacomb having no communication with the other crypt or crypts.

A further object of the invention is to provide4 individual 'means to thoroughly drain each crypt or catacomb, without establishing communication between two or more of the crypts.

A further object of the provide means for conducting the gases from the crypts or Catacombs through the top air chamber or attic of the construction, to the atmosphere without vdischarging the same'into the top air chamber or attic.

A further object of the invention is to provide separate means for thoroughly ventilating the corridors of the mausoleum.

Other objects and advantages ofthe invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming I a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout 'the same, Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view tlirough one-half of a mausoleum embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 `is a horizontal sectional view taken online 3 3 invention is tov of Fig. 2; and, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a crypt, showing the interior thereof.

ln the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral \5 designates a preferably rectangular building Vor shell, constituting the body portion of the mausoleum. This body portion or shell embodies a corridor G, having of course a suitable door and window or windows. if desired. The shell embodies a bottom air chamber or basement section 7 having air inlet openings 8 preferably covered by sections of screening 9, of a suitable mesh. Arranged beneath the corridor 6 isa second bottom or basement air chamber 10, having` air inlet opening or openings 11 covered by sections ofscreening material 12 of a suitable mesh. The corridor has its floor 13 provided with a suitable number of opening or openings 14 establishing communica- .tion between the corridor and the air chamber 10, such opening being covered by a grate 15 or the like, of any well known or preferred construction.

Particular attention is called to the fact that the crypt bottom air chamber 7 has no communication with the corridor 'bottom air vchamber 10. -Formed in the top of the shell 5is a crypt top air chamber or attic 1G. Arranged to one side of the top chamber 1G is a top corridor air chamber 17, having opening or openings 18, communieating with the top of the corridor 5 and preferably covered with a section of screening material 19. Particular attention is called to the fact that the top chamber 1G has.nocommunication with the top chamber 17. The corridor top air chamber has an air outlet 20, communicating with the atmosphere, as shown. i

The numeral 21 designates crypts or Catacombs, preferably arranged in vertical tiers or rows. The details of construction of each of these crypts will be given hereinafter. As clearly illustrated in Fig. 3, means are provided to ventilate the space between the crypts and the adjacent walls of the casing 5, for maintaining the crypts in a properly dry condition. Such means preferably comprisesl hollow tiles 22, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. 'll-bese tiles form iues 23, the lower ends of which communicate with horizontal air inlet passages 24, while their upper ends communicate with the crypt top air chamber 16. The chamber 16 is provided with an outlet opening 25, preferably arranged adjacent the flues 23 and discharging into the atmosphere thus affording ventilation for the chamber 1G. The opening or openings 25 are preferably spanned by a section of screening material 26.

The crypts 21 are arranged 1n vertical tiers or rows, as shown, and each crypt comprises a substantially horizontal bottom 26,

i the building, and the crypts being arranged into the corridor.

in vertical and horizontal rows, can have their side walls, tops and bottoms in comlnon with each other', while the invention is inno sense restricted to this construction, it being sufficient that no one crypt or catacomb has a communication with the other cryptgor catacomb or with the corridor to permit of the escape of gases therein.

It is an important feature of my invention to provide for the `proper ventilation of each crypt or catacomb and discl'iarge the gases therefrom to the atmosphere, without introducing them into any other Vcrypt or To accomplish this, I provide a pair of air inlet flues 31,l having .their lower ends communicating with the bottom air chamber 7 and their upperends discharging into the corresponding` crypt 21, v preferably adjacent the bottom, atonevside thereof, and near its ends. The location of" these air inlet flues is important, since as the casket or coffin is arranged within the crypt the air will'discharge therein and contact with the opposite ends of thecasket or coffin thus causing it to circulate upwardly and inwardly about thecasket, toward a centrally arranged outlet opening, designated by the numeral 32. The outlet opening 32 leads -into the crypt 21, through its side Wall upon the opposite side thereof from the inlet openings 31 thus causing the Ventilating air to completely circulate about the casket `and travel the -maximumldistance before discharging from the crypt.y 'The spaced inlet openings in the crypts in each vertical tier or row are preferably formed through one vertical common side wall While the outlet openings therefor are preferably formed through the opposite common vertical wall, with the inlet openings of the next row of crypts.

As clearly shown Fig. 1, the numeral 33 designates a ventilator arranged Within the crypt upper air chamber 16 but having no communication therewith. This ventilator has an upper reduced portion 34 passing through an opening 35 in the top wall and discharges to the atmosphere. The ventilator is preferably provided with a cover or hood 37. The lower large end of the ventilator 33 contacts with the top wall of the top wall 27 and has an air tight joint therewith. The air outlet openings 3Q, preferably of two sets of vertical rows of crypts discharge into the ventilator 33 upon opposite sides thereof while it is of course understood that the invention is in )no sense restricted to this precise arrangement. The particular advantage of this construction is that the gases from the individual crypts are drawn by the ventilator 33 and discharged to the atmosphere without being able to pass into other crypts, into the attic or upper air chamber or chambers, or, into the corridor, whereby the building as a whole is maintained in a highly sanitary condition.

The bottom wall 26 of each crypt 27 has its upper surface provided with a preferably flat triangular portion 38 decreasing in diameter rearwardly and inclined downwardly toward its rear reduced end. Upon opposite sides of the triangular portion 38 are triangular portions 39, increasing in width rearwardly and inclined inwardly toward the portion 38 .thus providing means whereby any liquid accumulating within the crypt will be conducted toward a rear end thereof and discharge into a drain pipe 40. This drain pipeis preferably connected with a common drain pipe 41 which may discharge at any desired remote point. f

In the use of the mausoleum, when it is desired to inter a body therein,the door or slab 30 of the selected crypt 31 is removed arid the casket or coffin containing the body is placed therein. `I prefer to remove the lid of the casket or coffin or retain it partly raised or elevated to provide ventilation for the corpse and vI also preferably provide openings or holes in the bottom of the casket or coffin so that any liquid may freely drain therefrom through the bottom of the crypt and be conducted through the same by the drain pipe as above explained.

Means are provided to dry the air or deprive it of substantially all of its moisture before entering the bottom air chamber 7. This dry air passes up through the inlet flues 31 and discharges into the crypt at its bottom adjacent the ends of thel casket. The air is deflected upwardly and inwardly about the casket, and caused to circulate transversely thereof to find its way to the outlet flue 32 disposed upon the opposite side of the crypt and arranged Centrally with rela tion thereto. This air, whichutakes up the gases -in the crypt, discharges with it from the fiue 32 into the ventilator 33 and thence passes to the atmosphere. In this manner the corpse is maintained thoroughly dry and decomposition is prevented, and the corpse ,graduallydries out, and remains in this con- 4having communication with and a'corridor top air chamber havlng no 1,207,855 i el dition practically indefinitely. While the ventilatio-n is going on in any suitable number of crypt or crypts, an entirely separate and independent ventilation takes place between the walls of the building and the crypts, through the flues 22 and within the upper air chambers 16 and the atmosphere through openings 25. Separate ventilation also occurs within the corridor 5, the air passing from the lower chamber l0 into the bottom of the corridor and discharging through the top thereof through the air chamber 17 and through the opening 2O to the atmosphere.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the sco-pe of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim:

l. In a mausoleum of the character described, a building casing, a bottom air chamber arranged in the lower portion thereof, a top air chamber arranged in the upper portion thereof, a set of noncommunicating crypts arranged between the bottom air chamber and the top air chamber, a ventilator arranged within the top air chamber and discharging exteriorly thereof to the atmosphere, means providing individual air inlets for each crypt, the air inlets leading into each crypt near its bottom and near its opposite ends upon one side thereof and havingcommunication with the bottom air chamber, and means providing an individual air outlet for each crypt, the air outlet leading into the opposite side of the crypt near its top and spaced a substantial distance from the opposite ends thereof and having communication with the interior of the ventilator.

2. In a mausoleum of the character described, a building casing, a set of crypts arranged therein, a crypt bottom air chamber disposed beneath the crypts and having separate means of communication with each crypt, a crypt top air chamber disposed above the crypts and having no communication therewith and having communication with the atmosphere, an outlet conduit having no communication with the crypt top air chamber and having separate means of communication with each crypt, a corridor formed within the building casing to provide access to the crypts, a corridor bottom air chamber disposed beneath the corridor and having no communication with the crypt bottom air chamber and having communication with the atmosphere and also the corridor,

communication with the crypt top air chamber and having communication with the atmosphere and having communication with and having no communication therewith and discharging exteriorly thereof to the atmosphere, means providing an individual air inlet flue for each crypt having communication with the bottom air chamber, and means providing an individual lair outlet flue for each crypt having communication with the interior of the ventilator,

4. In a mausoleum of the character described, a building casing, a bottom air chamber arranged in the lower portion thereof, a top air chamber arranged in the upper portion thereof, a set of non-communicating crypts arranged between the bottom air chamber and the top air chamber, a ventilator arranged within the top air chamber and having no communication therewith and discharging eXteriorly thereof to the atmosphere, means providing an individual air inlet flue for each crypt which has communication with the bottom air chamber, means providing an individual air outlet flue for each crypt which has communication with the interior of the ventilator, and a set of Ventilating conduits arranged between the exterior of the crypts and the adjacent wall of the building casing and communicating near their ends with the atmosphere.

5. In a mausoleum of the character described, a building casing having a corridor, a corridor bottom air chamber arranged beneath the corridor and having means of communication therewith, a corridor top air chamber arranged above the corridor and having means of communication therewith, a bottom crypt air chamber arranged adjacent the corridor bottom air chamber and having no communication therewith, a crypt i top air chamber arranged adjacent the corridor top air chamber and having no com- ,munication therewith, a set of non-communicating crypts arranged between the crypt bottom and top air chambers, a ventilator arranged between thecrypt top air chamber and having no communication therewith and discharging exteriorly thereof to the atmosphere, means providing an individual air inlet flue for each crypt which has communication with the crypt bottom air chamber, means providing an individual air outlet flue for each crypt which has communication with the interior of the ventilator, and a set of `Ventilating conduits arranged between the exterior of the crypts and the adjacent Wall crypt having communication with the atofthe building casing, and communicating mosphere and having no communication near their ends with the atmosphere. with the top crypt air chamber, a corridor 6. In a mausoleum of the character deformed within the building casing to provide scribed, a building casing, a set of crypts araccess to the crypts, air supply means leadranged therein, a crypt bottom air chamber ing into the bottom of the corridoi' and havdisposed beneath the erypts and having seping no communication with the bottom crypt arate means of communication with each air chamber, and air outlet means leading crypt, a crypt top air chamber disposed into the top of the corridor and having no above the crypts and having no communicacommunication with the crypt top air chamtion therewith and havingcommunication ber.

with the atmosphere, air circulating means In testimony whereof I aiix my signature arranged between the closed ends of the in presence of two witnesses.

crypts and the wall of the building casing WILLIAM I?. CANTVVELL.

. and communicating at its lower end with the Witnesses:

atmosphere and at lits upper end With the G. C. JARvIs, crypt top air chamber, outlet means Jfor each B. P. FISHBURNE. 

